The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-05-28
The First Of the Season.
" Aboev!lle Meridicnal.

the e4cuTSlon-t0at glorious eAcuE'
sion given By the Brass Band "
fellows on the eth Of May-that
excursion which was so laden with
tricky little episodes and freighted
with spocney couples, sea'sick
grown people, squawIing youngsters:
ard 'swell" music Of the band? If
anybody and everybody has. l have
not. and intend making all effort
only a mighty efort-now, to remind
you all that such an affair ,faHy did
take place. OF course it did. Don't
| know? And the world, his wife
and all the children went. Nothing
else was talked Of; nothing else
thought Of; and precious little else
dreamed Of, for three days before.
iand-as the wind blew in bowling
blasts ali day and all night-driving
in its course dust, dust, dust till one
felt like al ash monument Of ones
self, and threatening, ugly, dark
cloads heaped and rolled themselves
upon and over one another until,
seeming to burst With their own
laundering wrath, they poured down
upon earth's parching and thirsty
family a most delightfully."- thorough
shower, aud then depart, leaving
only perfect sunshine and a clear,
blue sky to hail that great, import
ant and eventual day-thatd day great
With the pleasure Of all-import2nt
to the financial resources of the
Band Company and eveniful TO-
let those Who got there" answer
this "byeak." / can't.
That daiay chappie - Squire
Weather Clerk-must have been
bsbbling over with merry humor to
have sent us such q day-so bright
with the steady glowing smiles Of
odd SOL" burdened With dewy
flower scented breezes - thrilling
breezes which ever and anon appear
to stop and tremble through every
object in their way. and the sweet
trills Of many tiny winged warblers
vibrated far and near. At the very
frst peep of dawn the ,;oIly old
Darmore ,shricked her rcali',t to be
up and going, which vas indeed
sentence to the sleepy heads vho ssust
yawn and stretch again and again
till one or two pillows had been
slammed at their unfortunate "nog.
gings." causing double quick getting
up. Then the way sosse folks sxirm.
iN,ed around and prinkcd out, was
a caution! Every mothers son and
daughter bearded that boat with
LACED faces and half opened orhs,
dreanily giving a little extra twitch
here and there to their hurriedly
donned t%oilettes.
The warehouse and wharf was a
great panorama of white people,
'cullud pussons' and dogs, and lunch
baskets hoisted upon the top of sWne
accommodating pickaninny's head.
There vas waving OF hats and hand.
kercAiefs, aud yelling geod-byes, and
take care Of yourselves" and lord
knows what all combined to make
q din, when the heat put IN steam
gave three or four long. shrill whis-
ties and lively ringing of bells; a
little struggling notion backward,
then forward-then gone, gone amid
the clash of music, sound of merry
voices, gay laughter and light step of
the chronic dancers. Away steamed
the bateau with her fun loving
crew, around one curve then another
as the dense foliage hid the town
from sight, leaving open to unrivaled
admiration the reposing scene of
sMibg-tidelovelines sportrayed along
the shady green banks and rejected
in the still clear depths OF our beau
tiful mirror.like stream. On and on
VIC went, II quiet course inter.
rupted only by the occasional stop.
ping at various landings for a few
more pleasure.seekers who stood
prominently in view, ready and
waiting; armed with umbrellas and
lunch baskets in full force, and wear.
ing a most quizzically important
expression on their "phiz." As
breakfast time' drew near, great
was the raid MADE on the eatables;
every one ate as though they had
been saving their appetite a whole